Beef Cattle Farm Irrigation Pond

Beef Cattle Farm Irrigation Pond is an earth dam located in Clarke County, Georgia, built in 1984. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About Beef Cattle Farm Irrigation Pond

The primary purpose of Beef Cattle Farm Irrigation Pond is irrigation. The dam stores and diverts water for agricultural irrigation, supporting farming operations in the surrounding area. The dam is owned by University Of Georgia (private). It impounds the Unknown.

The dam stands 30 feet tall and stretches 395 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 6 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 73 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 118 square miles. Completed in 1984, the structure is 42 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 08/01/2004. That was over 21 years ago.

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Low HazardNot Rated ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyClarke
River/StreamUnknown
Coordinates33.90500, -83.36667

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height30 ft
Dam Height30 ft
Dam Length395 ft
Year Completed1984 (42 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage73 acre-ft
Max Storage73 acre-ft
Normal Storage47 acre-ft
Surface Area6 acres
Drainage Area118 sq mi
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeIrrigation
OwnerUniversity of Georgia
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Rated
Last Inspection08/01/2004
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDGA04093
Federal IDGA04093
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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